JFK and 'Doctor Who' specials, Thanksgiving episodes and more on TV this week

Since it will be pre-empted for an NFL game next week, "The Michael J. Fox Show" celebrates Thanksgiving with an episode at 9:30 p.m. Thursday that guest stars Candice Bergen and Charles Grodin as Mike's parents. (Photo by Eric Liebowitz/NBC)

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"Nikita" (starring Maggie Q in the title role) returns to The CW at 9 p.m. Friday for a six-episode final season. (Photo by Sven Frenzel/The CW)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There are a whole lot of specials this week with the 50th anniversaries of the JFK assassination (Friday) and "Doctor Who's" premiere (Saturday), as well as networks getting into the Thanksgiving spirit before next week's holiday. All of those and more are covered in this week's rundown of noteworthy TV: